Head of Developer Experience

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy and point of view for how developers and agents learn to be successful on Convex.
• Lead and grow the developer experience team, and build out documentation as a function over time.
• Own the Convex documentation and information architecture, ensuring the product remains legible from a developer’s first day through expert use, for humans and agents alike.
• Craft writing and developer narratives that shape how people understand Convex, including blog content and product explanations.
• Work closely with engineering and founders to turn shipped product capabilities into learnable material.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience writing developer documentation or technical content relied on by real developers, with work samples.
• Experience leading a team, ideally in developer-facing or content work.
• Ability to code or read code closely enough to keep technical examples accurate.
• Genuine interest in how AI is changing software development and a point of view on what developers and their agents need.
• Ability to engage deeply with technical material and earn the trust of engineers and developers.
• Strong writing ability, including explaining complex topics clearly with scannable structure and a distinct point of view.
• Strong judgment, clear communication, and the ability to prioritize pragmatically in a startup environment.
• Constructive, positive, and collaborative working style.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience building or leading a developer experience, developer advocacy, documentation, or technical content function.
• Interest in working in person at Convex’s office in San Francisco.

Compensation and Benefits

• No compensation or benefits information was provided.